Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!cbnews!joe
From: joe@cbnews.att.com (Joseph Judge)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Adaptec converter cards and the mac...
Summary: nope, can't do it
Message-ID: <1990Sep2.042215.255@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 2 Sep 90 04:22:15 GMT
References: <9008291929.AA09414@thunder.LakeheadU.Ca>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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	The Mac expects *one* drive per SCSI ID. A board can have only one
	ID. So, you can only hang one drive off of one board for the Mac.

	Adaptec (and tons of other places) make SCSI/ST506 boards that
	can do the RLL. Just make sure that your drive can handle it
	(a lot of newer drives can, I think. The docs should say.)

	If not, get a board that does MFM.

	See my previous posting (posted 5 mins ago) about doing this homebrew
	hardrive thing.

	I've been thinking about SCSI drivers these days... there has to be
	a way to hang an extra drive off of the board and get to it from the 
	Mac. Hmmmm... too much work :(

	Joseph Judge		joe@cblpf.att.com


delingma@THUNDER.LAKEHEADU.CA writes:
> I recently saw a message posted somewhere that mentioned an Adaptec
> controller card that allowed one to convert up to 2 RLL drives for use
> with a SCSI setup. Has anyone tried this type of thing with a Mac?
> How much does it cost? Where can I get one (or even just more info on it)?
> 
> Any Tips are appreciated (I have an RLL 20 Meg drive, and I would REALLY like
> to use it on my Mac...)